Biodegradation of formaldehyde by a formaldehyde-resistant bacterium isolated from seawater

被引:25
作者
Yamazaki, T [1 ]
Tsugawa, W [1 ]
Sode, K [1 ]
机构
[1] Tokyo Univ Agr & Technol, Dept Biotechnol, Koganei, Tokyo 1848588, Japan
关键词
biodegradation; formaldehyde; marine bacterium; screening;
D O I
10.1385/ABAB:91-93:1-9:213
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A formaldehyde-tolerant bacterium designated as a DM-2 strain was used to biodegrade formaldehyde. The cells, precultivated in the presence of 400 ppm of formaldehyde, were able to degrade formaldehyde in a minimal medium supplemented with up to 400 ppm of formaldehvde in the presence of 3% NaCl. The rate of formaldehyde degradation achieved in this study was 45 ppm/h when the DM-2 culture's optical density at 660 nm was 1.2.
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页码:213 / 217
页数:5
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